4 great ways to fundraise for your favourite charity!
Crowdfunding is a great way to not only raise money for charities, both big and small, but also raise awareness and gather support for a cause you are passionate about. Crowdfunding platforms in Australia can help advance a range of charitable endeavours, such as:
- Reaching more people to be involved in both campaigning and volunteering.
- Spreading the message further, even to a global audience.
- Harnessing the power of social media to promote awareness.
- Creating trust and providing transparency.
- Funding new projects and ventures by attracting new donors or corporate donations in Australia.
- Reducing the cost and time associated with traditional fundraising.
- Supporting social projects and initiatives.
- Allowing more experimentation with new ways of fundraising.
And the list goes on. But HOW exactly can you help your favourite charities achieve these goals through crowdfunding? We’ve put together a list of our 4 top ways to run the best crowdfunding in Australia.
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- Online fundraising charity event
- Fundraising in a loved one’s memory
- Fundraising for a big life event
- Fundraising to support a movement
You might already have a charity in mind, or if you are looking for inspiration, browse the list of charities on icause who all have worthy causes to support. Once you’ve made your choice, use the following four ways to start fundraising and make a difference in the world!
Hold an Online Fundraising Charity Event
These days with so many events transitioning to online, it’s much more achievable to host your own fundraising event.
Bring together friends, work colleagues, family and supporters of your cause to participate. You can either charge for tickets, or encourage people to donate at the event to boost your donations.
Make it a fun day or evening by incorporating food, drinks, and music, but don’t miss the opportunity to engage people in your cause and let them know why you are so passionate about your chosen campaign.
Events are a great fundraising idea for schools, sports clubs, churches and any organisation that brings together a community with a common goal.
Fundraising in a loved one’s memory
Charitable donations in Australia are often the result of being touched personally by a particular cause. A personal fundraiser can be started to honour someone’s memory and help make a lasting impact.
Crowdfunding platforms enable you to use videos, photos and stories to share your story with your supporters and let them share in your journey. This can help to make sure the loss of a loved one isn’t in vain and inspire change and action in those who read it.
The charity that receives your funds will be able to use the money to make a difference in the lives of many other families and make sure the memory of your loved one lives on.
Fundraising for a big life event
Use your birthday, wedding, baby shower or any other significant event to not just celebrate, but also support your favourite cause at the same time.
Asking your guests to donate to an icause campaign can be a huge charity fundraiser and also raise people’s awareness of a cause they may not have previously been aware of.
Fundraising platforms in Australia are a great way to ask your friends and family to forego the gifts and make a difference instead.
Some of our favourite campaigns are:
- $30 for your 30th
- Wedding Wishing Well Wonders
- A Baby Shower for Babies in Need
- Birthdays for Breast Cancer
Fundraising to support a movement
Some of the best crowdfunding in Australia doesn’t just raise money, it creates a movement. There are many movements in the world at this very moment that could do with your support.
These could be anything from political movements, human rights abuse, human trafficking, environmental causes or disaster relief.
Supporting a movement and crowdfunding for charities go hand in hand and remember, every big change starts with the first small step.
Start making a difference
These are just a few of the ways crowdfunding can be used to make a difference for a cause you are passionate about. So whether you are school fundraising, campaigning for climate action, honouring a loved one or marking a big occasion, make it count with icause.
